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enVA Expands Disability Benefits for Air Force Personnel Exposed to Contaminated C-123 Aircrafthttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/va-expands-disability-benefits-air-force-personnel-exposed-contaminated-c-123-aircraft
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/va-expands-disability-benefits-air-force-personnel-exposed-contaminated-c-123-aircraft">VA Expands Disability Benefits for Air Force Personnel Exposed to Contaminated C-123 Aircraft</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">June 22, 2015</div><div class="even news-body"><p>WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today published a new regulation that expands eligibility for some benefits for a select group of Air Force Veterans and Air Force Reserve personnel who were exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange through regular and repeated contact with contaminated C-123 aircraft that had been used in Vietnam as part of Operation Ranch Hand (ORH).VA published this regulation as an interim final rule so that it could immediately begin providing benefits to eligible Air Force veterans and Air Force Reserve personnel who submit a disability compensation cl</p></div>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:23:08 +0000lwangen3675 at http://www.nd.gov/veteransFunding Amount Reached for ND Veterans Exposed to Defolianthttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/funding-amount-reached-nd-veterans-exposed-defoliant
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/funding-amount-reached-nd-veterans-exposed-defoliant">Funding Amount Reached for ND Veterans Exposed to Defoliant</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">April 14, 2015</div><div class="even news-body"><p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on the amount of funding to help identify and provide services to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.</p>
<p>Foreman Democratic Rep. Bill Amerman says the conference committee voted 6-0 on Monday to fund the program at $50,000 over the next two years. Both chambers still must approve the recommendation.</p>
<p>Democratic Sen. Richard Marcellais says there are about 15,000 Vietnam veterans living in North Dakota, and many of them may have been exposed to the jungle defoliant.</p></div>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:40:11 +0000lechristianson3274 at http://www.nd.gov/veteransLawmakers Push Bill for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orangehttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/lawmakers-push-bill-veterans-exposed-agent-orange
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/lawmakers-push-bill-veterans-exposed-agent-orange">Lawmakers Push Bill for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">April 8, 2015</div><div class="even news-body"><p>We're still reminded to never forget those missing in action or any prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict, but there's one other issue that still stands out.</p>
<p>Senator Richard Marcellais has been wearing orange to bring awareness to the need for more funding for Vietnam veterans exposed to agent orange during the war. He says there are approximately 15,000 veterans of that war in North Dakota, including himself, who served there from 1968 to 1969.</p></div>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:49:00 +0000lechristianson3220 at http://www.nd.gov/veteransAgent Orange: It's Affecting Veterans and Their Kidshttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/agent-orange-its-affecting-veterans-and-their-kids
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/agent-orange-its-affecting-veterans-and-their-kids">Agent Orange: It&#039;s Affecting Veterans and Their Kids</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">March 23, 2015</div><div class="even news-body"><p>The number of Vietnam veterans affected by the chemical Agent Orange is astonishing. Roughly 300-thousand veterans have died from Agent Orange exposure -- that's almost five times as many as the 58-thousand who died in combat.</p>
<p>“Did it save lives? No doubt. Over there it did, but nobody knew it was going to be taking them later,” said Dan Stenvold, President of the North Dakota branch of the VVA.</p>
<p>The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) define Agent Orange as a highly toxic herbicide used by the U.S. military to kill vegetation during the Vietnam War.</p></div>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:22:34 +0000lechristianson3046 at http://www.nd.gov/veteransVets battle VA on post-Vietnam Agent Orange claimshttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/vets-battle-va-post-vietnam-agent-orange-claims
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/vets-battle-va-post-vietnam-agent-orange-claims">Vets battle VA on post-Vietnam Agent Orange claims</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">March 12, 2014</div><div class="even news-body"><div>
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<p>By <a href="mailto:pkime@militarytimes.com">Patricia Kime</a> <br />
Staff writer</p>
<p>Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Bailey never fought in Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia, where many U.S. troops were exposed to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange.</p>
<p>But last July, Bailey, then 67, won a hard-fought and groundbreaking battle when the Veterans Affairs Department finally approved his claim that Agent Orange caused his prostate cancer and metastatic pelvic cancer.</p></div></div></div></div>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:55:08 +0000dthorstad1698 at http://www.nd.gov/veteransStudy: Post-Vietnam Troops Exposed to Agent Orangehttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/study-post-vietnam-troops-exposed-agent-orange
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/study-post-vietnam-troops-exposed-agent-orange">Study: Post-Vietnam Troops Exposed to Agent Orange</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">February 26, 2014</div><div class="even news-body"><p>February 25, 2014 | by Bryant Jordan</p>
<p>A new study found that airmen who flew and maintained the C-123 Provider long after the planes were used to spray Agent Orange over Vietnam were exposed to dangerous levels of the dioxin that remained in the aircraft.</p>
<p>A report in <em>Scientific Research</em> titled "Post-Vietnam Military Herbicide Exposures in UC-123 Agent Orange Spray Aircraft" found that environmental testing of the planes revealed traces of dioxin levels above the Defense Department's own standards for maximum permissible exposure to poisonous chemicals.</p></div>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:41:54 +0000dthorstad1684 at http://www.nd.gov/veteransMilitary Exposurehttp://www.nd.gov/veterans/news/military-exposure
<div class="even teaser-title"><h2><a href="/veterans/news/military-exposure">Military Exposure</a></h2></div><div class="even postdate">January 28, 2014</div><div class="even news-body"><p>VA has updated the list of ships that operated in Vietnam, adding more and expanding information for others. The list can help Vietnam-era Veterans find out if they qualify for presumption of Agent Orange exposure when seeking disability compensation for related diseases.</p></div>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:38:36 +0000dthorstad1627 at http://www.nd.gov/veterans